I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky...... and all I ask is a tall ship and a start to steer her by...... and the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sails shaking–

Canon characters listed below are linked to the main article about them. Non-canon characters are not linked, but those that recurred, appearing or being mentioned in more than one story, are defined further in DC TNG volume 2 characters.